Norma #3 Claim

The Norma #3 Claim is a copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,361 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Norma #3 Claim  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 5,361 Feet (1,634 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 38.54389, -113.09167

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Norma #3 Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Norma #3 Claim


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Beaver Lake


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Beaver Lake Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR VEINS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range-Western Edge Of Marysvale Volcanic Field

Type: L
Description: Local Compressional Faults Trending N-S


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metamorphism


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Garnet


Comments

Comment (Commodity): MINERALIZATION OCCURS AS FISSURE FILLINGS OR AS REPLACEMENT BLEBS

Comment (Location): SE 1/4, SE 1/4, SW 1/4 SEC 16


References

Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #111

Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON UGMS BULL #68

Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON HEYL, USGS BULL 1135-B

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURV

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979; UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON-SITE INVESTIGATION


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